PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cardiac radiographic method and apparatus by use of a scanning computerized tomography(CT) imaging system. SOLUTION: A patient's heartbeat cycle is measured, and the scanning CT imaging system is used to scan the patient's heart at an angular velocity that is asynchronous with the heartbeat cycle measured, to obtain image data. Next, an image of the patient's hea...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle capable of showing a desirable traveling performance based on the control information recorded in a fixing and unfixing type information storage medium, and to provide an information storage medium recorded with the control information for controlling the traveling performance of a vehicle. SOLUTION: A vehicle is provided with an information storage mediu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a failure in the response delay compensation of a CVT by the engine torque in the case where a consumption optimal line exists on a line corresponding to the engine full power or near there in a device for controlling the engine and the CVT so that the engine operation point traces the consumption optimal line. SOLUTION: A joint controller 9 sets a first target eng...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize the transient characteristic of the driving force by restricting the overshoot of a target engine torque in the case where a driver quickly operates an acceleration pedal. SOLUTION: A joint controller 9 obtains the first target driving force tFdl on the basis of the acceleration operated quantity, and obtains a target change gear ratio tG of a continuously variab...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately carry out a behavior control of vehicle capable of carrying out a correction of an accurate target yaw rate corresponding to a cant of road surface without particularly adding a sensor, etc. SOLUTION: A target yaw rate correction part 15 judges whether or not a vehicle travels on an inclined road surface laterally inclined and if it travels on the inclined road ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bag manufacturing mechanism remarkably shortening the length of the bag manufacturing mechanism and also simplifying the structure of the whole of the mechanism. SOLUTION: A film bag manufacturing mechanism is provided with a feed conveyor 1 carrying articles P to a bag manufacturing section for packaging, a raw fabric film roll 2 as a packaging material disposed...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved cushioning material manufacturing device for preventing the generation of jamming on a film sheet material being carried. SOLUTION: In a cushioning material manufacturing device 1, both width ends 2a of a continuous film sheet material 2 being carried are overlapped, and an overlapped section 2b is sealed and formed into the cylindrical shape, and while...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gear shift control device for motorcycle capable of preventing problems that a gear shift can not be performed because recovery timing is too early after a gear shift operation is detected and an output control of an engine is started, loss time is generated because recovery timing is too late and an engine output after a gear shift does not follow because of the...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform an automatic stopping/starting control for an engine capable of properly securing a function of a brake booster device. SOLUTION: In a conventional case shown by (a), negative pressure is lowered because a brake pedal is returned in t0 to t1 after an engine 40 is stopped. The brake pedal is stepped in t1 to t2 but because the engine 40 is stopped, negative pressure...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decide whether seizure of a clutch is generated or not in a constitution that a starter motor is coupled with an engine via the clutch. SOLUTION: An engine 10 is coupled with a starter motor 14 via a one way clutch 15. The starter motor 14 is a synchronous motor and is controlled in rotation by a control unit 60. An actual number of revolution of the starter motor 14 is pe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote starter with an idling stop function which can be remotely started and has the idling stop function. SOLUTION: When the starting signal of an engine is received, a signal corresponding to the operation of an ignition switch is outputted to a connecting line by which the ignition switch and the control circuit of the engine are connected to each other, so t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for automatic clutch capable of performing contact operation of a clutch if a manually operated transmission is geared in by gear shift operation even during clutch disconnection operation at the time of gear shift to transmit a driving force. SOLUTION: A clutch actuator is controlled for disconnection based on the instruction for starting clutch opera...

A canopy frame for umbrellas has a structure adapted for various shapes, making the appearance of umbrellas dexterous and interesting. The frame has a main shaft, an upper sliding notch, a lower sliding notch, multiple positioning ribs, multiple upper spreaders, upright ribs, upper angle-forming clamps, auxiliary stretchers, lower spreaders and multiple clamping pieces. Two positioning holes are o...

A surgical snare instrument according to several embodiments includes a first handle capable of controlling the rotational position of the snare, and a second handle adapted to control the opening and closing of the snare and cauterization. The first handle serves as a grippable element on the sheath and contains a system which rotates the shaft, and consequently the snare, so that when the physic...

An ablation catheter system for capturing and removing necrotic tissue and thrombi generated during an ablative procedure is disclosed. The catheter typically includes an elongate member, a filtration assembly disposed within the distal region, and an ablation instrument at the distal end. Alternatively, the ablation instrument is carried on the distal end of an ablation catheter, which is dispose...

A method for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of a patient is described. The process comprises the steps of:1) harvesting from the patient semitendonosus and gracilis tendons, or other suitable tendons of adequate length, to form a tendon graft;2) forming a hole through the patient's femur from the intercondylar notch therein anteriorly and laterally;3) enlarging the cross-sect...

Procedures are provided herein for the optimization of the utilization of crustaceans, e.g., whole lobsters, through the inclusion of under-utilized components. The procedure involves firstly, initiating the detachment of the raw edible deep-shoulder myotomal meat from deep-shoulder cartilaginous skeleton attachment. This may be accomplished either by immersing the head-shell in a solution of prot...

The invention provides a process for preparing flexible to semi-rigid polyurethane moulded items with compacted edge zones with given hardness and a much more flexible cellular core, so-called integral foams, in which physical blowing agents from the set comprising C6 hydrocarbons are used.

A method for preparing a polyurethane flexible molded by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of urethane catalyst, water as a blowing agent, optionally a cell opener, and a silicone surfactant cell stabilizer having the formula:wherein G is a group having the formula -D(OR'')mA where D is a divalent organic linking radical, R'' is an alkylene group, m has an average va...

In order to provide an open-celled rigid polyurethane foam, which realizes a low material cost per unit volume of the foam and excellent surface smoothness because of its unique structure, and a thermal insulation material comprising the foam, an open-celled rigid polyurethane foam which has an open cell content of not less than 99% in a state that a skin layer is left on the foam is produced by f...